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.TH "MONGORESTORE" "1" "January 30, 2015" "3.0" "mongodb-manual"
.SH NAME
mongorestore \- MongoDB Data Restoration Tool
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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The \fBmongorestore\fP program writes data from a binary database
dump created by \fBmongodump\fP to a MongoDB
instance. \fBmongorestore\fP can create a new database or add
data to an existing database.
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\fBmongorestore\fP can write data to either \fImongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP
instances, in addition to writing directly to MongoDB data files
without an active \fBmongod\fP\&.
.SH BEHAVIOR
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If you restore to an existing database, \fBmongorestore\fP will
only insert into the existing database, and does not perform updates
of any kind. If existing documents have the same value \fB_id\fP field
in the target database and collection,
\fBmongorestore\fP will \fInot\fP overwrite those documents.
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Remember the following properties of \fBmongorestore\fP behavior:
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\fBmongorestore\fP recreates indexes recorded by
\fBmongodump\fP\&.
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all operations are inserts, not updates.
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\fBmongorestore\fP does not wait for a response from a
\fBmongod\fP to ensure that the MongoDB process has received or
recorded the operation.
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The \fBmongod\fP will record any errors to its log that occur
during a restore operation, but \fBmongorestore\fP will not
receive errors.
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The data format used by \fBmongodump\fP from version 2.2 or
later is \fIincompatible\fP with earlier versions of \fBmongod\fP\&.
Do not use recent versions of \fBmongodump\fP to back up older
data stores.
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New in version 3.0.0: \fBmongorestore\fP also accepts input via standard input.

.SH REQUIRED ACCESS TO RESTORE USER DATA
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Changed in version 2.6.

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To restore users and \fIuser\-defined roles\fP on a
given database, you must have access to the \fBadmin\fP database. MongoDB
stores the user data and role definitions for all databases in the
\fBadmin\fP database.
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Specifically, to restore users to a given database, you must have the
\fBinsert\fP \fIaction\fP on the \fBadmin\fP
database\(aqs \fBadmin.system.users\fP collection. The \fBrestore\fP
role provides this privilege.
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To restore user\-defined roles to a database, you must have the
\fBinsert\fP action on the \fBadmin\fP database\(aqs
\fBadmin.system.roles\fP collection. The \fBrestore\fP role
provides this privilege.
.SH OPTIONS
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.B mongorestore
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.B mongorestore
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.B \-\-help
Returns information on the options and use of \fBmongorestore\fP\&.
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.B \-\-verbose, \-v
Increases the amount of internal reporting returned on standard output
or in log files. Increase the verbosity with the \fB\-v\fP form by
including the option multiple times, (e.g. \fB\-vvvvv\fP\&.)
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.B \-\-quiet
Runs the \fBmongorestore\fP in a quiet mode that attempts to limit the amount
of output.
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This option suppresses:
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output from \fIdatabase commands\fP
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replication activity
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connection accepted events
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connection closed events
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.B \-\-version
Returns the \fBmongorestore\fP release number.
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.B \-\-host <hostname><:port>, \-h <hostname><:port>
\fIDefault\fP: localhost:27017
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Specifies a resolvable hostname for the \fBmongod\fP to which to
connect. By default, the \fBmongorestore\fP attempts to connect to a MongoDB
instance running on the localhost on port number \fB27017\fP\&.
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To connect to a replica set, specify the
\fBreplSetName\fP and a seed list of set members, as in
the following:
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<replSetName>/<hostname1><:port>,<hostname2><:port>,<...>
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You can always connect directly to a single MongoDB instance by
specifying the host and port number directly.
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Changed in version 3.0.0: If you use IPv6 and use the \fB<address>:<port>\fP format, you must
enclose the portion of an address and port combination in
brackets (e.g. \fB[<address>]\fP).

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.B \-\-port <port>
\fIDefault\fP: 27017
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Specifies the TCP port on which the MongoDB instance listens for
client connections.
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.B \-\-ipv6
Enables IPv6 support and allows the \fBmongorestore\fP to connect to the
MongoDB instance using an IPv6 network. All MongoDB programs and
processes disable IPv6 support by default.
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.B \-\-ssl
New in version 2.6.

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Enables connection to a \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP that has
SSL support enabled.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslCAFile <filename>
New in version 2.6.

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Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains the root certificate chain
from the Certificate Authority. Specify the file name of the
\fB\&.pem\fP file using relative or absolute paths.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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\fBWARNING:\fP
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If the \fBmongo\fP shell or any other tool that connects to
\fBmongos\fP or \fBmongod\fP is run without
\fI\-\-sslCAFile\fP, it will not attempt to validate
server certificates. This results in vulnerability to expired
\fBmongod\fP and \fBmongos\fP certificates as well as to foreign
processes posing as valid \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP
instances. Ensure that you \fIalways\fP specify the CA file against which
server certificates should be validated in cases where intrusion is a
possibility.
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.B \-\-sslPEMKeyFile <filename>
New in version 2.6.

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Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains both the SSL certificate
and key. Specify the file name of the \fB\&.pem\fP file using relative
or absolute paths.
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This option is required when using the \fI\-\-ssl\fP option to connect
to a \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP that has
\fBCAFile\fP enabled \fIwithout\fP
\fBallowConnectionsWithoutCertificates\fP\&.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslPEMKeyPassword <value>
New in version 2.6.

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Specifies the password to de\-crypt the certificate\-key file (i.e.
\fI\-\-sslPEMKeyFile\fP). Use the \fI\-\-sslPEMKeyPassword\fP option only if the
certificate\-key file is encrypted. In all cases, the \fBmongorestore\fP will
redact the password from all logging and reporting output.
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If the private key in the PEM file is encrypted and you do not specify
the \fI\-\-sslPEMKeyPassword\fP option, the \fBmongorestore\fP will prompt for a passphrase. See
\fIssl\-certificate\-password\fP\&.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslCRLFile <filename>
New in version 2.6.

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Specifies the \fB\&.pem\fP file that contains the Certificate Revocation
List. Specify the file name of the \fB\&.pem\fP file using relative or
absolute paths.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidCertificates
New in version 2.6.

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Bypasses the validation checks for server certificates and allows
the use of invalid certificates. When using the
\fBallowInvalidCertificates\fP setting, MongoDB logs as a
warning the use of the invalid certificate.
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The default distribution of MongoDB does not contain support for SSL.
For more information on MongoDB and SSL, see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-ssl\&.
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.B \-\-sslAllowInvalidHostnames
New in version 3.0.

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Disables the validation of the hostnames in SSL certificates. Allows
\fBmongorestore\fP to connect to MongoDB instances if the hostname their
certificates do not match the specified hostname.
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.B \-\-sslFIPSMode
New in version 2.6.

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Directs the \fBmongorestore\fP to use the FIPS mode of the installed OpenSSL
library. Your system must have a FIPS compliant OpenSSL library to use
the \fI\-\-sslFIPSMode\fP option.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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FIPS Compatible SSL is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&. See
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure\-fips for more information.
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.B \-\-username <username>, \-u <username>
Specifies a username with which to authenticate to a MongoDB database
that uses authentication. Use in conjunction with the \fB\-\-password\fP and
\fB\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP options.
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.B \-\-password <password>, \-p <password>
Specifies a password with which to authenticate to a MongoDB database
that uses authentication. Use in conjunction with the \fB\-\-username\fP and
\fB\-\-authenticationDatabase\fP options.
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If you do not specify an argument for \fI\-\-password\fP, \fBmongorestore\fP will
prompt interactively for a password on the console.
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.B \-\-authenticationDatabase <dbname>
New in version 2.4.

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Specifies the database that holds the user\(aqs credentials.
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.B \-\-authenticationMechanism <name>
\fIDefault\fP: MONGODB\-CR
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New in version 2.4.

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Changed in version 2.6: Added support for the \fBPLAIN\fP and \fBMONGODB\-X509\fP authentication
mechanisms.

.sp
Specifies the authentication mechanism the \fBmongorestore\fP instance uses to
authenticate to the \fBmongod\fP or \fBmongos\fP\&.
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T{
Value
T}	T{
Description
T}
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T{
MONGODB\-CR
T}	T{
MongoDB challenge/response authentication.
T}
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T{
MONGODB\-X509
T}	T{
MongoDB SSL certificate authentication.
T}
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T{
PLAIN
T}	T{
External authentication using LDAP. You can also use \fBPLAIN\fP
for authenticating in\-database users. \fBPLAIN\fP transmits
passwords in plain text. This mechanism is available only in
\fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&.
T}
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T{
GSSAPI
T}	T{
External authentication using Kerberos. This mechanism is
available only in \fI\%MongoDB Enterprise\fP\&.
T}
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.B \-\-gssapiServiceName
New in version 2.6.

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Specify the name of the service using \fBGSSAPI/Kerberos\fP\&. Only required if the service does not use the
default name of \fBmongodb\fP\&.
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This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
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.B \-\-gssapiHostName
New in version 2.6.

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Specify the hostname of a service using \fBGSSAPI/Kerberos\fP\&. \fIOnly\fP required if the hostname of a machine does
not match the hostname resolved by DNS.
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This option is available only in MongoDB Enterprise.
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.B \-\-db <database>, \-d <database>
Specifies a database for \fBmongorestore\fP to restore data \fIinto\fP\&.
If the database does not exist, \fBmongorestore\fP creates the
database. If you do not specify a \fB<db>\fP, \fBmongorestore\fP
creates new databases that correspond to the databases where data
originated and data may be overwritten. Use this option to restore data
into a MongoDB instance that already has data.
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\fI\%\-\-db\fP does \fInot\fP control which \fIBSON\fP files
\fBmongorestore\fP restores. You must use the
\fBmongorestore\fP \fI\%path option\fP to
limit that restored data.
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.B \-\-collection <collection>, \-c <collection>
Specifies a single collection for \fBmongorestore\fP to restore. If
you do not specify \fI\%\-\-collection\fP, \fBmongorestore\fP takes
the collection name from the input filename. If the input file has an
extension, MongoDB omits the extension of the file from the collection
name.
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.B \-\-objcheck
Forces \fBmongorestore\fP to validate all requests from clients
upon receipt to ensure that clients never insert invalid documents into
the database. For objects with a high degree of sub\-document nesting,
\fI\-\-objcheck\fP can have a small impact on performance. You can set
\fI\%\-\-noobjcheck\fP to disable object checking at run\-time.
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Changed in version 2.4: MongoDB enables \fI\-\-objcheck\fP by default, to prevent any
client from inserting malformed or invalid BSON into a MongoDB
database.

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.B \-\-noobjcheck
New in version 2.4.

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Disables the default document validation that MongoDB performs on all
incoming BSON documents.
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.B \-\-drop
Modifies the restoration procedure to drop every collection from the
target database before restoring the collection from the dumped backup.
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With \fI\%\-\-drop\fP specified, \fBmongorestore\fP removes all user
credentials and replaces them with users defined in the dump
file. Therefore, in systems with \fBauthorization\fP
enabled, \fBmongorestore\fP must be able to authenticate to an existing
user \fIand\fP to a user defined in the dump file. If \fBmongorestore\fP can\(aqt
authenticate to a user defined in the dump file, the restoration
process will fail, leaving an empty database.
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.B \-\-oplogReplay
Replays the \fIoplog\fP after restoring the dump to ensure that the
current state of the database reflects the point\-in\-time backup captured
with the "\fImongodump \-\-oplog\fP" command. For an example of
\fI\%\-\-oplogReplay\fP, see \fIbackup\-restore\-oplogreplay\fP\&.
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.B \-\-oplogLimit <timestamp>
New in version 2.2.

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Prevents \fBmongorestore\fP from applying \fIoplog\fP entries
with timestamp newer than or equal to \fB<timestamp>\fP\&. Specify
\fB<timestamp>\fP values in the form of \fB<time_t>:<ordinal>\fP, where
\fB<time_t>\fP is the seconds since the UNIX epoch, and \fB<ordinal>\fP
represents a counter of operations in the oplog that occurred in the
specified second.
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You must use \fI\%\-\-oplogLimit\fP in conjunction with the
\fI\%\-\-oplogReplay\fP option.
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.B \-\-keepIndexVersion
Prevents \fBmongorestore\fP from upgrading the index to the latest
version during the restoration process.
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.B \-\-noIndexRestore
New in version 2.2.

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Prevents \fBmongorestore\fP from restoring and building indexes as
specified in the corresponding \fBmongodump\fP output.
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.B \-\-noOptionsRestore
New in version 2.2.

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Prevents \fBmongorestore\fP from setting the collection options,
such as those specified by the \fBcollMod\fP \fIdatabase
command\fP, on restored collections.
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.B \-\-restoreDbUsersAndRoles
Restore user and role definitions for the given database. See
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/system\-roles\-collection and
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/system\-users\-collection for more information.
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.B \-\-w <number of replicas per write>
New in version 2.2.

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Specifies the \fIwrite concern\fP for each write operation that
\fBmongorestore\fP writes to the target database. By default,
\fBmongorestore\fP does not wait for a response for \fIwrite
acknowledgment\fP\&.
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.B \-\-writeConcern <document>
\fIDefault\fP: majority
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Specifies the \fIwrite concern\fP for each write operation that \fBmongorestore\fP
writes to the target database.
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Specify the write concern as a document with \fIw options\fP\&.
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.B \-\-maintainInsertionOrder
\fIDefault\fP: False
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If specified, \fBmongorestore\fP inserts the documents in the order of
their appearance in the input source, otherwise \fBmongorestore\fP may
perform the insertions in an arbitrary order.
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.B \-\-numParallelCollections int, \-j int
\fIDefault\fP: 4
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Number of collections \fBmongorestore\fP should restore
in parallel.
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.B <path>
The final argument of the \fBmongorestore\fP command is a
directory path. This argument specifies the location of the
database dump from which to restore.
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.B \-\-dir string
Specifies the dump directory.
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.SH USE
.sp
See http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/backup\-with\-mongodump
for a larger overview of \fBmongorestore\fP
usage. Also see the \fBmongodump\fP document for an overview of the
\fBmongodump\fP, which provides the related inverse
functionality.
.sp
Consider the following example:
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mongorestore \-\-collection people \-\-db accounts dump/accounts/people.bson
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Here, \fBmongorestore\fP reads the database dump in the \fBdump/\fP
sub\-directory of the current directory, and restores \fIonly\fP the
documents in the collection named \fBpeople\fP from the database named
\fBaccounts\fP\&. \fBmongorestore\fP restores data to the instance
running on the localhost interface on port \fB27017\fP\&.
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In the final example, \fBmongorestore\fP restores a database
dump located at \fB/opt/backup/mongodump\-2011\-10\-24\fP, to a database
running on port \fB37017\fP on the host
\fBmongodb1.example.net\fP\&. The \fBmongorestore\fP command authenticates to
the MongoDB instance using the username \fBuser\fP and the
password \fBpass\fP, as follows:
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mongorestore \-\-host mongodb1.example.net \-\-port 37017 \-\-username user \-\-password pass /opt/backup/mongodump\-2011\-10\-24
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You can also \fIpipe\fP data directly into to \fBmongorestore\fP
through standard input, as in the following example:
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zcat /opt/backup/mongodump\-2014\-12\-03/accounts.people.bson.gz | mongorestore \-\-collection people \-\-db accounts
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.fi
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.SH AUTHOR
MongoDB Documentation Project
.SH COPYRIGHT
2011-2015
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